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b. Why was the German offensive of 1918 unsuccessful?

In the Spring of 1918, Ludendorff launched his Spring Offensive in the hope that this would lead to a quick victory. The failure of this offensive was to be key to Germany"s overall defeat.What was the aim of Ludendorff"s Spring offensive?With Germany on the verge of starvation as a result of the success of the Allied blockade, and knowing that US troops would be ready to deploy to join the Allies on the Western Front...

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